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Agriculture and Food

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	Alaska	17FSH2: An act providing for the protection of wild salmon and fish and wildlife habitat	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	California	Proposition 12: Establishes New Standards for Confinement of Specified Farm Animals; Bans Sale of Noncomplying Products	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Colorado	Amendment X: Industrial Hemp Definition	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Oregon	Measure 103: Prohibits taxes/fees based on transactions for "groceries" enacted or amended after September 2017	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Washington	measure: Initiative Measure No. 1634	Passed

Arts, Entertainment, and History

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	Idaho	Proposition One: An initiative authorizing historical horse racing at certain locations where live or simulcast horse racing occurs and allocating revenue therefrom	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	New Mexico	measure: Bond Question B	Passed

Education

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	Alabama	measure: Statewide Amendment 3	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Florida	Ballot Number 7: First Responder and Military Member Survivor Benefits; Public Colleges and Universities	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Georgia	Amendment 5: Authorizes local referenda for educational sales taxes for certain school systems and distribution of proceeds	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Hawaii	SB292: Proposed amendment to the state constitution	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Maryland	Question 1: Requiring Commercial Gaming Revenues that are for Public Education to Supplement Spending for Education in Public Schools	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	New Jersey	Question 1: Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	New Mexico	measure: Bond Question C	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	New Mexico	measure: Bond Question D	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Rhode Island	Question 1: Rhode Island School Buildings	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	South Carolina	measure: Amendment 1	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	South Dakota	Initiated Measure 25: An initiated measure increasing the State tobacco tax and creating a postsecondary technical institute fund for the purposes of lowering student tuition and providing financial support to the State postsecondary technical institutes.	Failed

Energy

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	Arizona	Proposition 127: The Constitutional Amendment would replace Arizona's Current Plan for Increasing Renewable Energy Use by Imposing a New Mandate Requiring Nongovernmental Electric Utilities to Increase the Portion of Their Retail Energy Sales Generated from Certain Types of Renewable Energy Resources to 50% by 2013.	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Nevada	Question 3: The Energy Choice Initiative	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Nevada	Question 6: The Renewable Energy Promotion Initiative	Passed

Finance and Banking

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	Colorado	Proposition 111: Limitations on Payday Loans	Passed

Gambling and Gaming

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	Arkansas	Issue 4: An Amendment to Require Four Licenses to be Issued for Casino Gaming at Casinos, One Each in Crittenden (to Southland Racing Corporation), Garland (to Oaklawn Jockey Club, Inc.), Pope, and Jefferson Counties	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Florida	Ballot Number 3: Voter Control of Gambling in Florida	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Florida	Ballot Number 13: Ends Dog Racing	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Idaho	Proposition One: An initiative authorizing historical horse racing at certain locations where live or simulcast horse racing occurs and allocating revenue therefrom	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Missouri	measure: Amendment 4	Passed

Health and Health Care

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	California	Proposition 4: Authorizes Bonds Funding Construction at Hospitals Providing Children's Health Care	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	California	Proposition 8: Regulates Amounts Outpatient Kidney Dialysis Clinics Charge For Dialysis Treatment	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Florida	Ballot Number 9: Prohibits Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling; Prohibits Vaping in Enclosed Indoor Workplaces	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Massachusetts	measure: Question #1	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Maine	measure: Question 1	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Montana	I-185: Raise Tobacco Taxes to Fund Health Care Programs	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Nebraska	measure: Initiative Measure 427	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Nevada	Question 2: Pink Tax Repeal	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Nevada	Question 4: Medical Patient Tax Relief Act	Passed
June 26, 2018	Oklahoma	Measure: State Question 788	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Oklahoma	State Question No. 793: Right of Optometrists and Opticians to Practice in a Retail Mercantile Establishment	Failed
Jan. 23, 2018	Oregon	Measure 101: Approves temporary assessments to fund health care for low-income individuals and families, and to stabilize health insurance premiums	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Utah	Proposition 3: Utah Decides Healthcare Act	Passed

Housing and Property

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 5, 2018	California	Proposition 72: Permits Legislature To Exclude Newly Constructed Rain-Capture Systems From Property Tax Reassessment Requirement	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	California	Proposition 1: Authorizes Bonds to Fund Specified Housing Assistance Programs	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	California	Proposition 2: Authorizes Bonds to Fund Existing Housing Program for Individuals with Mental Illness	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	California	Proposition 5: Changes Requirements for Certain Property Owners to Transfer Their Property Tax Base to Replacement Property	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	California	Proposition 10: Expands Local Governments' Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Colorado	Amendment 73: Funding for Public Schools	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Colorado	Amendment 74: Compensation for Reduction in Fair Market Value by Government Law or Regulation	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Connecticut	measure: Constitutional Amendment Question 2	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Florida	Ballot Number 1: Increased Homestead Property Tax Exemption	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Florida	Ballot Number 2: Limitations on Property Tax Assesments	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Florida	Ballot Number 11: Property Rights; Removal of Obsolete Provision; Criminal Statutes	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Georgia	Referendum B: Provides a tax exemption for certain nonprofit-owned homes for the mentally disabled.	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Hawaii	SB292: Proposed amendment to the state constitution	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Louisiana	Act 721: Proposed Amendment No. 5	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Louisiana	Act 718: Proposed Amendment No. 6	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Maine	measure: Question 2	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Oklahoma	State Question No. 801: Ad valorem usage authorization	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Oregon	Measure 102: Allows local bonds for financing affordable housing with nongovernmental entities.	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Utah	HJR7: Constitutional Amendment A	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Utah	SJR2: Constitutional Amendment B	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Virginia	Question 1: Exempt property	Passed

Transportation

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 5, 2018	California	Proposition 69: Requires That Certain New Transportation Revenue Be Used For Transportation Purposes	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	California	Proposition 6: Eliminates Certain Road Repair and Transportation Funding. Requires Certain Fuel Taxes and Vehicle Fees Be Approved by the Electorate	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Connecticut	measure: Constitutional Amendment Question 1	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Georgia	Referendum A: Provides for a homestead exemption for residents of certain municipal corporations	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Louisiana	Act 720: Proposed Amendment No. 4	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Maine	measure: Question 3	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	North Dakota	Initiated Statutory Measure No. 4: Pertaining to the Establish Personalized Vehicle Plates for Volunteer Emergency Responders	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	New Mexico	measure: Bond Question C	Passed

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